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(1) "Debt Service", which shall consist of all payments of
principal and interest to be made during the year on the
various debts of Baltimore County;

(2) "Current Expenses", which shall consist of all govern-
mental operating expenses and all other ordinary or recurring
expenditures, except debt service;

(3) "Capital Improvements", which shall consist of all
expenditures for land, labor, materials, and construction not
included in the first two schedules;

(4) "Contingent Fund", which shall provide not more than
$50,000.00 to be expended only in accordance with the pro-
visions of this Act.

125B. In each year the County Commissioners, prior to
adoption of the budget, shall, after public notice, hold at least
three public hearings on the proposed budget. Public notice
of the time and place of said hearing shall be given by publi-
cation once a week for two successive weeks in newspapers of
general circulation in Baltimore County. From November 1
to December 1 in each year, at least three or more copies of
such proposed budget shall be available for public inspection
at the office of the County Commissioners during all regular
business hours.

125C. During the period from November 1st to December
1st in each year, the County Commissioners of Baltimore
County are authorized and empowered to revise the proposed
budget and any part thereof by increasing, decreasing, elimi-
nating or adding items provided that there shall be no con-
solidation of items in such manner as to reduce the detailed
statement of the appropriations. They shall further be author-
ized to revise the schedule of anticipated receipts and esti-
mated rates for general and special taxes and assessments
in such manner as they may deem necessary. Not later than
December 1st in each year, or on the first day thereafter, if
December 1st be a legal holiday, the County Commissioners
of Baltimore County shall by a majority vote adopt the final
budget, schedule of anticipated receipts, fix general and special
tax rates, and impose the levy for the ensuing fiscal year.
Such levy together with any surplus county funds and all
other revenues from all other sources as shown by the schedule
of anticipated receipts, must be sufficient to cover the total
appropriations in the budget. The final budget, schedule of
anticipated receipts and levies so adopted shall be signed by
a majority of the County Commissioners, certified by their
Clerk, and at least three copies kept on record at the office